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spared
We have found lemma(root) word of spared : spare.
Definitions
[spɛː], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- additional to what is required for ordinary use
(e.g: few people had spare cash for inessentials)
- with no excess fat; thin
(e.g: a spare, bearded figure)
- elegantly simple
(e.g: her clothes are smart and spare in style)
Phrases:
- go spare
- spare a thought for
- spare me days!
- spare no effort
- spare no expense
- to spare
Origin
:
Old English spær ‘not plentiful, meagre’, sparian ‘refrain from injuring’, ‘refrain from using’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German sparen ‘to spare’
[spɛː], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an item kept in case another item of the same type is lost, broken, or worn out
(e.g: with three to choose from, your child will never be without a spare)
- (in tenpin bowling) an act of knocking down all the pins with two balls
Phrases:
- go spare
- spare a thought for
- spare me days!
- spare no effort
- spare no expense
- to spare
Origin
:
Old English spær ‘not plentiful, meagre’, sparian ‘refrain from injuring’, ‘refrain from using’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German sparen ‘to spare’
[spɛː], (Verb)
Definitions:
- give (something of which one has enough) to (someone)
(e.g: she asked if I could spare her a bob or two)
- refrain from killing, injuring, or distressing
(e.g: there was no way the men would spare her)
- be frugal
(e.g: but some will spend, and some will spare)
Phrases:
- go spare
- spare a thought for
- spare me days!
- spare no effort
- spare no expense
- to spare
Origin
:
Old English spær ‘not plentiful, meagre’, sparian ‘refrain from injuring’, ‘refrain from using’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German sparen ‘to spare’
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